What is the authenticity of the hadith: “When you conquer Rome, enter its eastern church through its eastern gate . . .”?
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The questioner : In the hadith following this one, Nu'aym ibn Hammad in 197 says, “My master, .”
The Shaykh : Allah knows best regarding its authenticity. As for the conquest of Rome, that is authentic. As for this detail, we do not know it.
The questioner : Do you know the rest of it, my master?
The Shaykh : No, I do not remember it. Tell me.
The questioner It was narrated by Nu'aym ibn Hammad in "Uqud al-Durar."
The Shaykh : It is clear from the title. Nu'aym ibn Hammad is one of the scholars of hadith and one of those who defended the Sunnah. I hope you pay attention to this translation, for there is something strange about it. Nu'aym ibn Hammad has a book called "Kitab al-Fitan," which we have not seen in print. He is one of the shaykhs of Imam al-Bukhari, but al-Bukhari did not use his narrations as evidence due to his weakness. In fact, some accused him of lying. However, his lying was of a type that might please people who live today on the principle we say is a disbeliever's principle, namely that the end justifies the means. He would fabricate hadiths denouncing those who opposed the Sunnah. So, he was defending the Sunnah by the name of fabrication in the Sunnah. Whoever says that the end justifies the means, this is permissible.
The questioner : Let him take his seat in the Fire.
The Shaykh : They do not care about the seats there; the important thing is that the end justifies the means. This is Nu'aym ibn Hammad; if he narrates a hadith, it is rejected.
The questioner : The hadith is rejected.
The Shaykh : Yes, because the best thing said about it is that it is weak, and the worst thing said is that he used to lie by fabricating hadiths about the Messenger of Allah, but his intention was good.
The questioner : They say it is a weak hadith.
The Shaykh : It is acted upon in the virtues of deeds.
When you conquer Rome, enter its eastern church through its eastern gate
إذا فتحتم رومية فادخلوا كنيستها الشرقية من بابها الشرقيThe Shaykh : Allah knows best regarding its authenticity. As for the conquest of Rome, that is authentic. As for this detail, we do not know it.
The questioner : Do you know the rest of it, my master?
The Shaykh : No, I do not remember it. Tell me.
The questioner
Enter its eastern church through its eastern gate, then tie up seven tiles, then break the eighth, for under it are the staff of Moses, the Gospel fresh, and the ornaments of Bayt al-Maqdis
فادخلوا كنيستها الشرقية من بابها الشرقي فاعقدوا سبع بلاطات ثم اقتلوا الثامنة فإن تحتها عصا موسى والإنجيل طريا وحلي بيت المقدسThe Shaykh : It is clear from the title. Nu'aym ibn Hammad is one of the scholars of hadith and one of those who defended the Sunnah. I hope you pay attention to this translation, for there is something strange about it. Nu'aym ibn Hammad has a book called "Kitab al-Fitan," which we have not seen in print. He is one of the shaykhs of Imam al-Bukhari, but al-Bukhari did not use his narrations as evidence due to his weakness. In fact, some accused him of lying. However, his lying was of a type that might please people who live today on the principle we say is a disbeliever's principle, namely that the end justifies the means. He would fabricate hadiths denouncing those who opposed the Sunnah. So, he was defending the Sunnah by the name of fabrication in the Sunnah. Whoever says that the end justifies the means, this is permissible.
The questioner : Let him take his seat in the Fire.
The Shaykh : They do not care about the seats there; the important thing is that the end justifies the means. This is Nu'aym ibn Hammad; if he narrates a hadith, it is rejected.
The questioner : The hadith is rejected.
The Shaykh : Yes, because the best thing said about it is that it is weak, and the worst thing said is that he used to lie by fabricating hadiths about the Messenger of Allah, but his intention was good.
The questioner : They say it is a weak hadith.
The Shaykh : It is acted upon in the virtues of deeds.
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